Garment insert



April 30, 1946. G. NiMH-z GARMENT INSERT Filed Dec. 22, i945 2Sheets-Sheet l lNVENTOR l Gef'fzza 115530295;

ATTORNEY April 30, 1946. G. NIMETZ GARMENT INSERT 2 sheets-sheet 2 FiledDeo. 22, 1945 m95; BY

` wf/w ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 30, 1946 GARMENT INSERT Gertrude Nimetz,Rego Park, N. Y., assignor to G. H. and E. Freydberg, Inc., New York, N.Y., a corporation of New York Application December 22, 1945, Serial No.637,001

6 Claims.

This invention relates to 'an insert for an infants or childs dress orother analogous article of apparel such, for example, as rompers, to minimize creasing and rumpling thereof, particularly when on display oncounters where theyare subject to handling.

Present conventional practice for storing and shipping infants andchildrens dresses and other analogous articles of `apparel involves theuse of a tissue paper' insert. In some cases the upper portion of thegarment is draped or folded and then pinned to maintain the desiredfolded shape and also retain the insert in position and impart anattractive appearance tothe garment. In other cases the upper portion ofthe insert is 4simply pinned to the garment to retain it in position.Usually the insert is placed in position after the garment has beencarefully ironed t impart an lattractive appearance thereto. The tissuepaper inserts used have generally been of a length extending from thetop portion of the garment to a point terminating short of the bottom ofthe garment leaving the lower portion of the garment free of support.Such garments when placed in piles on store counters, as is common salespractice in many stores, rapidly become creased and rumple'd due tohandling; particularly is this the case in connection with the lower orskirt portion of infants and childrens dresses.

The use of vcardboard inserts extending substantially the full length ofthe garment has the serious objection that it .is difficult to pin orotherwise secure the insert in place. It is particu- `larly ldiilcut todrape the upper portion of the garment into the desired draped shape togive the garment an attractive appearance and thereafter pin it to thecardboard insert to maintain the desired draped shape and retain theinsert in place, since the force required to cause the pins to passthrough the cardboard insert is substantial Awith consequent yinjury tothe hands of the personnel performing this operation; moreover this taskis `time consuming.

Among the objects of this invention is to pro.. vide a garment insertwhich can be readily pinned in place or about which the upper portion ofthe garment can be draped, if desired, and readily pinned into thedesired draped shape requiring little time and labor so to do, whichinsert materially minimizes creasing and rumpling of childrens dressesincluding the lower or skirt portions thereof.

Another object is to provide vsuch garment insert of attractiveappearance and having dual utility. namely, not only does it function asa garment insert to prevent creasing and rumpling, but also upon removal`from the garment constitutes a childs toy or amusement device.

Another object is to provide such garment insert which is inexpensive tomanufacture and hence the use of which does not greatly increase thecost of the garment.

Still another object is to provide a garment insert which facilitatesfolding of the garment along a definite and predetermined line of foldthereby simplifying packaging of the garment.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent from thefollowing detailed description thereof, g

In the preferred embodiment illustrated on the drawings the invention isshown incorporated in a dress insert and the present description will beconned to the present illustrated embodiment of the invention. It willbe understood, however, that the novel features and improvements aresusceptible to other vapplications such, for example, as inserts forrompers or other garments; particularly infants and childrens garments.Hence the scopel of this invention is not conned to the embodimentherein described.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating one embodiment of thisinvention in which like reference characters refer to like parts,

Figure 1 is a plan view of a, childs dress, the lower portion of whichis broken away to show the insert embodying this invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical section of a childs dress having theinsert therein in a folded position;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the insert embodying this invention;

Figure 4 is a plan view of one of the cutouts after removal from thecardboard or lower portion of the insert embodying this invention; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical section taken in a plane passingthrough line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Referring to Figure 1 of the drawings Ill indi* Cates a childs dresscomprising an upper bodice portion Il and lower skirt portion I2.Disposed f within this dress is an insert to minimize creasing orrumpling thereof,` which insert as shown in Figure 3 consists of a lowerportion I3 of relaively stiff material such as cardboard or pasteboardand an upper portion I4 of material such as tissue paper having sulcientstiffness to reinforce the bodice portion of the dress to prevent orminimize rumpling and creasing thereof, yet sufficiently soft tofbereadily penetrated by a pin so that little or no force is requiredvto'pin the insert in place.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings the upper portion I4 consists offour plies of tissue paper I5, I6, I1 and I8 which are adhesively joinedas at I9 to the lower portion I3. Instead of a 4-ply construction asingle layer of relatively thick tissue paper like material or two ormore plies of such material readily penetrated by pins but havingsufficient stiffness to accomplish the desired purpose of preventingcreasing of the garment may be employed. The upper portion in general isshaped to conform with the outline of the dress into which it isinserted and comprises a neck portion 20, shoulders 2I, 22 andconverging side edges 23, 24, which, as shown in Figure 1, conform withthe shape of the bodice II.

The lower portion I3 of the insert is preferably made of cardboard,pasteboard or analogous inexpensive brous or other material which wheninserted in the dress prevents or minimizes creasing and wrinklingthereof. It is shaped to conform to the skirt portion of the dress andcomprises diverging side edges 25, 26 and a lower curved edge 21 whichmay be scalloped or provided with other ornamental appearance, ifdesired.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 3 the lower portionI3 is provided with a series of toy cutouts arranged on the face thereofto impart an attractive appearance to the insert. As shown in Figure 3the toy cutouts may comprise a doll simulating portion 28 either male orfemale and suitable apparel portions such as the dresses 29 and spron30, each provided with foldable tab portions 3l. As will be understoodthe toy cutouts when cut along their outlines produce a doll and dressor other apparel as sho-wn in Figure 4, which dress, when associatedwith the doll and the tabs 3| are folded along lines 32, is retained inposition on the doll to give it a dressed appearance.

It will be understood the representation of a doll and articles ofapparel appearing in Figures 3 and 4 are merely for purposes ofillustration and that any desired attractive appearing toy cutouts maybe formed on the lower part of the insert to render it useful as a toyor game appealing to children.

The combination of an upper tissue paper portion I4 and a lowercardboard or relatively stiif portion I3 shaped to conform with thegarment in which the insert is to be used not only minimizes creasing ofthe garment when placed in unfolded condition, but also facilitates thepackaging of the garment in desired folded condition. The line ofjointure 33 between the tissue paper portion I4 and the lower portion I3defines a natural fold line for the insert. Hence, when the insert isplaced in position, as shown in Figure 1, and secured in position bypins 34 which readily penetrate the fabric of the dress and the tissuepaper, the dress when lifted by an operator automatically folds alongline 33, i. e., the dress folds most easily along the line 33 of theinsert, which line, it will be understood from Figure 4, occurs at thetop of the skirt portion of the dress and the bottom of the bodiceportion. It will be understood the inserts are manufactured in differentsizes to accommodate different sizes of dresses. This feature of theinsert embodying this invention facilitates packaging of the dresses inattractive folded appearance, if it is so desired to package the same.

When the dresses are placed on the counter in folded or unfoldedcondition with the insert therein the entire extent of the dress isprotected by the insert against creasing and rumpling due to handling,the dress retaining its attractive ironed appearance for a much longertime, with consequent increase in sales appeal. The sales appeal ofdresses containing the inserts of this invention is further augmented bythe utility of the insert as a toy or game when removed from the dress.Moreover, the use of the inserts does not add greatly to the cost of thedress, since the inserts are inexpensive to manufacture and can readilybe pinned to the dress whether or not the dress is draped about theinsert, or draped with the insert therein, since pins readily penetratethe upper tissue paper portion of the insert.

Since changes may be made without departing from the scope of theinvention, it is intended that the above description should beinterpreted in an illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What is claimed is:

l. A garment insert to minimize creasing and rumpling of-a textilegarment, said insert comprising a fiat upper portion of relatively thinmaterial which is readily pinnable shaped to conform to the upperportion of the garment, and designed to minimize creasing and rumplingof the upper portion of the garment, and a iiat lower portion ofcardboard-like material shaped to conform to the shape of the lowerportion of the garment, and said insert being of a length substantiallyequal to the length of the garment and adapted to be inserted in agarment in flattened condition to minimize creasing and rumplingthereof.

2. A childs dress insert comprising an upper tissue paper portion shapedto conform to the bodice portion of the dress, which tissue paperportion is readily pinned in desired position, and a lower cardboardportion having diverging side edges extending from the upper portion toconform in general to the shape of the skirt portion of the dress thelength of said lower portion being substantially the same as the lengthof said skirt portion so that said dress insert minimizes creasing ofsubstantially the entire extent o said dress.

3. A childs dress insert comprising an upper tissue paper portion shapedto conform to the bodice portion of the dress, which tissue paperportion is readily pinned in desired position, and a lower cardboardportion having diverging side edges extending from the upper portion toconform in general to the shape of the skirt portion of the dress, thelength of said lower portion being substantially the same as the lengthof said skirt portion so that said dress insert -minimizes creasing ofsubstantially the-entire extent of said dress, said lower portion havingoutlined on the face thereof toy cutouts.

4. A childs dress insert comprising an upper tissue paper portion shapedto conform to the bodice portion of the dress, which tissue paperportion is readily pinned in desired position, and a lower cardboardportion having diverging side edges extending from the upper portion toconform in general to the shape of the skirt portion vof the dress, thelength of said lower portion being substantially the same as the lengthof said skirt portion so that said dress insert minimizes creasing ofsubstantially the entire extent of said dress, said lower portion havingoutlined on the face thereof doll and doll apparel cutouts.

5. A garment insert to minimize creasing and rumpling of a textilegarment, said insert com.-

per tissue-paper-like portion shaped to conform to the bodice portion ofthe dress and a flat lower cardboard portion extending from the upperportion and shaped to conform to the skirt portion of the dress, thelength of said lower portion -being substantially the same as the lengthof said skirt portion, said insert being adapted to be inserted in achilds dress in attened condition to minimize creasing and 1 rumplingthereof.

GERTRUDE NIMETZ.

